League Play-Off

Estadio Fornalha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Costa made the kick off which started today's match. José Leiria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afonso Pedroso went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Fábio Santos was extremely unlucky when he, in the 7th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 8th minute, Filipe Lisboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Arnoso's Afonso Pedroso got a free kick in the 9th minute. Lourenço Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Pedro Costa notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Fornalha FC's José Leiria. José Leiria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Pedroso in the 26th minute of play forced Fornalha FC's goalkeeper José Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Nunes charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cláudio Nunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 27 minutes into the game, one of Arnoso:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 29th minute there was a penalty for Fornalha FC. Álvaro Fontes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lourenço Amaral. 1-2. In the 34thth minute of the game Pedro Costa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fornalha FC's José Leiria was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Leiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Pedroso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lourenço Amaral was a little too slow when Fábio Santos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 3-2.

After 53rd play minutes Fábio Santos shot 5-2, a short shot which went by Lourenço Amaral and just under the crossbar into goal. Arnoso's Lourenço Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Santos in the 57th minute of play. If Sérgio Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Sérgio Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Costa in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Leiria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 98th match minute, Fornalha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Arnoso players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fornalha FC.